COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
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maps002~1~1
Maps Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL15070871
image_number
JRL15070871
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
MGS Folded: D20 (105)
reference_number
MGS Folded: D20 (105)
Reference Number
false
Parent Work Title:
Map of Japan for Tourists, published by the Welcome Society of Japan
title_larger_entity
Map of Japan for Tourists, published by the Welcome Society of Japan
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Welcome Society of Japan [Kihin-kai]
creator
Welcome Society of Japan [Kihin-kai]
Creator
false
Date Created:
1897
date_created
1897
Date Created
false
Publication Details:
Tokyo: Welcome Society of Japan
imprint
Tokyo: Welcome Society of Japan
Publication Details
false
Page/Sheet:
Recto
page
Recto
Page/Sheet
false
Image Sequence Number:
001
Description:
Topographic central map of Japan for tourists published by the Welcome Society of Japan; Includes ancillary maps: Taiwan, Chart of the World, Hokkaido and Okhotsk; glossary and explanation of signs. Folds into pictorial covers with woodblock prints of a geisha and Mt. Fuji; preface describing the object and fundamental principles of the Welcome Society; commercial advertising on reverse. This map has been identified as No. 2089 of First Edition. The total issue eleven thousand. November, 1897; It appears to have been printed for English speaking tourists. Annotated [see Notes field] - Mounted on the recto is the MGS’s bookplate: “Presented by The Executors of the late Mr. A. J. Kennedy, F.R.G.S – July 8th 1910”.
description
Topographic central map of Japan for tourists published by the Welcome Society of Japan; Includes ancillary maps: Taiwan, Chart of the World, Hokkaido and Okhotsk; glossary and explanation of signs. Folds into pictorial covers with woodblock prints of a geisha and Mt. Fuji; preface describing the object and fundamental principles of the Welcome Society; commercial advertising on reverse. This map has been identified as No. 2089 of First Edition. The total issue eleven thousand. November, 1897; It appears to have been printed for English speaking tourists. Annotated [see Notes field] - Mounted on the recto is the MGS’s bookplate: “Presented by The Executors of the late Mr. A. J. Kennedy, F.R.G.S – July 8th 1910”.
Description
false
Keyword:
Japan, Japanese, Island, Edo period, Tokugawa period, Kyoto, Tokyo, Corea, Korea, war, cover
keyword
Japan, Japanese, Island, Edo period, Tokugawa period, Kyoto, Tokyo, Corea, Korea, war, cover
Keyword
false
Language Code:
eng
language
eng
Language Code
false
Language Name:
English
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English
Language Name
false
Category of Material:
Printed
category
Printed
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Maps
class
Maps
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Lithography
technique
Lithography
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Creation Site:
Japan: Tokyo
location_creation_site
Japan: Tokyo
Creation Site
false
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
temporal_coverage
19th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
Item Height:
865mm
item_height
865mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
575mm
item_width
575mm
Item Width
false
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Previous Site:
Manchester Geographical Society
former_site
Manchester Geographical Society
Previous Site
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Manchester Geographical Society. The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society. Vol. 16. The Society, 1910, pp. 204-227.
references
Manchester Geographical Society. The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society. Vol. 16. The Society, 1910, pp. 204-227.
References
false
Notes:
In the upper left part of the bookplate in pencil is the notation: “22067 D20 (105)”. In the lower right corner of the preface is the signature of the map holder in black ink: “J. Kennedy” and written in red ink is: “London England”. Rubber stamp in blue ink: “Manchester Geographical Society”. Pencil notations in the lower margin/map’s frame.
notes
In the upper left part of the bookplate in pencil is the notation: “22067 D20 (105)”. In the lower right corner of the preface is the signature of the map holder in black ink: “J. Kennedy” and written in red ink is: “London England”. Rubber stamp in blue ink: “Manchester Geographical Society”. Pencil notations in the lower margin/map’s frame.
Notes
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2015-07-22
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Educational Notes:
Japanese Maps Project
educational_notes
Japanese Maps Project
Educational Notes
false
Academic Project Lead:
Erica Baffelli
academic_project_lead
Erica Baffelli
Academic Project Lead
false
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2015-09